EP 0286725 B1 19910904 - AN IMPROVED CONVEYOR DRIVE UNIT AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF
Title (en)
AN IMPROVED CONVEYOR DRIVE UNIT AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF
Publication
Application
Priority
US 3537487 A 19870408
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP0286725A1] An improved conveyor drive unit (150) with a method of operation thereof, which can be rapidly and easily mounted on a roller-type conveyor system and which, when arranged in series, can be sequentially stopped and restarted relative to predetermined parameters in the article flow along a conveyor path (56). In one embodiment, each drive unit (150) has an arm (52) which extends at a desired distance over an article conveyor path (56) which can be tripped at the occurrence of accumulation. A pneumatic valve (68) is operably coupled to the arm (52) for releasing air into an actuating cylinder (78) having operably coupled thereto a shifter rod (92). The shifter rod (92) is axially displaced by the actuating cylinder (78) which in turn releases a drive collar (102) from a keyed sprocket of the pinion gears (18) of a transfer mechanism or "module" (1) of the conveyor system. When the drive collar (102) is disengaged, the operation of transport mechanism or module (1) is thus halted.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B65G 13/06 (2006.01); B65G 43/08 (2006.01); B65G 47/26 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
B65G 13/06 (2013.01 - EP US); B65G 43/08 (2013.01 - EP US); B65G 47/261 (2013.01 - EP US); B65G 2203/042 (2013.01 - EP US); B65G 2203/044 (2013.01 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE FR GB IT
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0286725 A1 19881019; EP 0286725 B1 19910904; AU 597539 B2 19900531; AU 8208687 A 19881013; CA 1283619 C 19910430; DE 3772753 D1 19911010; US 4828103 A 19890509
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 87117431 A 19871126; AU 8208687 A 19871204; CA 552988 A 19871127; DE 3772753 T 19871126; US 3537487 A 19870408